Competitive analysis of the Turkish brick industry—a case study for developing countries

Oral, Emel Laptalı; Mıstıkoğlu, Gülgün

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.07.035

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“…The environmental burden of fired brick production is dependent on the type of fuel and kiln used [5][6]. To produce a fired brick requires an energy input of 0.5-5 MJ/kg of brick [7][8], and the most common energy sources are coal, pet coke and biomass [5,7,9]. Ubiquitous in most Asian countries, including China, India and Thailand, clamp kilns remain the dominant kiln type [2- 3,5,[9][10].…”

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Application of Life Cycle Assessment Method for Environmental Impact Assessment of Fired Brick Production Plant in Thailand

Talang

Sirivithayapakorn

2016

App. Envi. Res.

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In many Asian countries, fired bricksare producedby burning raw bricks in a rudimen-tary clamp kiln without pollution control mechanisms, a practice which contributes to several kinds of environmental impact. This research investigated the inputs and outputs associated with production of fired bricks using the rice husk-fuelled clamp kiln. Data collected includedraw material use, energy, products, emissions and kiln temperatures. To quantify environmental impacts, the consequential-focused life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was adopted. The impactswere assessed in terms of fuel substitution as the acquisition of another fuelwas re-quired to substitute for electricity. The findings indicated that the clamp kiln technology pro-duced lowCO2emissions per unit of production and per unit of energy input, despite poor specific energy consumption. The LCA analysis indicated that the use of rice husk was the major contributor to environmental impact, and that abiotic depletion of fossil fuels repre-sented the environmental hotspot. To improve combustion efficiency, the clamp kilns should beeither insulated or replaced with more efficient kiln technology, in conjunction with the use ofrice husk.

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Section: Applied Environmental Researchmentioning

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Application of Life Cycle Assessment Method for Environmental Impact Assessment of Fired Brick Production Plant in Thailand

Talang

Sirivithayapakorn

2016

App. Envi. Res.

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“…Chiang et al (2001) indicated that the lack of technological demand and supply has led to easy market entries and leavings in the private building sector. Moreover, Oral and Mistikoglu (2007) examined the factors affecting competition in the Turkish brick industry and described the present condition in which the industry is dominated by SMEs carrying out labour intensive production. They also indicated that barriers to entries and leavings for national brick makers are low since there are no government regulations.…”

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Default or exit? Empirical study on SMEs in the Japanese construction industry

Konno

2014

Construction Management and Economics

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“…They indicate that the lack of technological supply and demand has led to easy market entries and leaving in the private building sector. Moreover,Oral and Mistikoglu (2007) examine the factors affecting competition in the Turkish brick industry.…”

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Analysing Japanese contractor activity on the basis of panel data

Konno

2015

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing defaults and exits from public works by prime contractors of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Japanese construction industry. By analysing the data for several years as panel data, this study determines the extent of influence of changes in company characteristics on the defaults and exits. Design/methodology/approach – Using construction company evaluation (Keiei Jikou Sinsa or Keisin) data and by employing the panel binary logit random effect model, this study empirically analyses the construction industry. Findings – This study shows that defaulting and exiting companies have different characteristics. The result shows financial performance indicators, non-financial performance indicators and Keisin scores to significantly affect defaults and exits. In particular, this study finds non-financial performance indicators, such as whether a firm draws insurance, to significantly affect its likelihood to default or exit and the influence varies on the basis of insurance type. Originality/value – The feature of this study is that its analysis focuses not only on defaulting companies but also on exiting companies, defined as those that stop operating as prime contractors for public works but otherwise stay in business. In contrast to existing research, this study distinguishes between defaults and exits and analyses the factors that influence a firm following one of these two outcomes. Moreover, although Keisin data are usually used to determine whether companies qualify to enter bids for public works, they can be applied for an attribution analysis of corporate defaults and exits.

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Competitive analysis of the Turkish brick industry—a case study for developing countries

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

Application of Life Cycle Assessment Method for Environmental Impact Assessment of Fired Brick Production Plant in Thailand

Application of Life Cycle Assessment Method for Environmental Impact Assessment of Fired Brick Production Plant in Thailand

Default or exit? Empirical study on SMEs in the Japanese construction industry

Analysing Japanese contractor activity on the basis of panel data

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